Training program

Hi I would like to know the training program Zef. I know that like he does on such a program, is it?It seems like it's:1) Week of hard training with the weighting2) Week of light workouts without weights3) Week of hard training without weights4) Week of light workouts with weights

In week 3 of training - if a hard week.3-4 In the week of training - if you light a week.

I don't think Zef's secrets will ever be revealed. I don't know if there's a rhyme or reason to his training, how many days a week he trains, if he goes to "failure" or not, or his philosophies and beliefs. All I've ever seen is him saying "the routine is to not have a routine".

And honestly, I think this forum would be a lot better if the Barbarians were more active in the training section and shared some insight as to how they learn the moves and get the crazy endurance and such. That's why I signed up here, and it seems like they just put it here and left it to us.

I'm really lucky in that three Barbarians live in my town and I've trained with them a few times since I joined these forums - was at the park with them this Saturday actually. They are always very giving of information and advice, so if you ever get the chance to train with them then go for it.

That said, I am pretty sure I know their secret:

It's..... practise and persistence.

Just train and keep pushing yourself. If you reach a plateau then find someone to get some advice from, or research online or whatever, then get back to training.

In the bigger picture whether you train to failure or do reps in a certain pattern won't make any difference.

There are no secret routines or shortcuts - just consistent sustained effort, which will be rewarded with results.

That's kind of a cop out answer. There is definitely a reason why the bar barians crew are at the top of the game, and though hard work is a part, it's not all. You're saying they just go to the park and do anything? There are no routines that are performed at least semi-regularly? I just don't buy it. These guys have to have some set of beliefs and what they feel works best for different parts of the game

There is definitely a reason why the bar barians crew are at the top of the game, and though hard work is a part, it's not all.

Well Jay and Lee have been Barbarians for years, so they've had a long time to build up those skills. And whilst some people may have some genetic advantage (eg. can build muscle quickly, or have a certain body type), I still think hard work is 99% of it.

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You're saying they just go to the park and do anything? There are no routines that are performed at least semi-regularly?

I'm pretty sure their routines would be the same as ours - a mix of straight sets, speed reps for explosive, slow reps, weighted reps, sometimes to failure, sometimes supersets or pyramid sets.

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I just don't buy it. These guys have to have some set of beliefs and what they feel works best for different parts of the game

I honestly believe their set of beliefs is just pure focus and relentless practise.

I train 5-6x a week whether Strength, Endurance,balance or core workouts it depends on how my body is feeling from the night before. That gives me an idea on how intense i take the next workout, my workouts usually last 90min. i train weighted once to twice a week with a 20kg vest, again depending on how my body is feeling, i would lower the weight and do more reps/stactic holds

I train 5-6x a week whether Strength, Endurance,balance or core workouts it depends on how my body is feeling from the night before. That gives me an idea on how intense i take the next workout, my workouts usually last 90min. i train weighted once to twice a week with a 20kg vest, again depending on how my body is feeling, i would lower the weight and do more reps/stactic holds